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Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Acting May 28, 1911 (91 years old) March 15, 2003 Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

Dame Thora Hird, DBE was an English actress and comedian of stage and screen, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.

Movies 86

The Quatermass Xperiment 6.5

The Quatermass Xperiment

as Rosie Wrigley

1955
Consuming Passions 8.3

Consuming Passions

as Mrs. Gordon

1988
The Magic Box 6.5

The Magic Box

as Doctor's Housekeeper

1952
Went the Day Well? 7.1

Went the Day Well?

as Ivy

1942
A Kind of Loving 7.1

A Kind of Loving

as Mrs. Rothwell

1962
The Lodger 6.5

The Lodger

as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

1944
Wide-Eyed and Legless 6.5

Wide-Eyed and Legless

as Deric's Mother

1993
The Big Frame 4.5

The Big Frame

as Hotel Maid

1952
Rattle of a Simple Man 5.7

Rattle of a Simple Man

as Mrs. Winthram

1964
The Nightcomers 5.7

The Nightcomers

as Mrs. Grose

1972
The Love Match 7.7

The Love Match

as Sal Brown

1955
The Great Game 7.3

The Great Game

as Miss Rawlings

1953
Corridor of Mirrors 6.0

Corridor of Mirrors

as Visitor in Tussauds

1948
For Better, for Worse 5.8

For Better, for Worse

as Mrs. Doyle

1954
Madness of the Heart 6.0

Madness of the Heart

as Rosa

1949
The Entertainer 6.2

The Entertainer

as Mrs. Ada Lapford

1960
Time, Gentlemen, Please! 8.0

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

as Alice Crouch

1952
Further Up the Creek 6.6

Further Up the Creek

as Mrs. Galloway

1958
One Good Turn 6.2

One Good Turn

as Cook

1955
Emergency Call 6.7

Emergency Call

as Mrs. Cornelius

1952
Conspirator 5.8

Conspirator

as Broaders

1949
My Brother Jonathan 6.8

My Brother Jonathan

as Ada

1948
Thora Hird Tribute

Thora Hird Tribute

as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)

2003
Lost 6.8

Lost

as Kelly's landlady

1956
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf 10.0

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

as Mrs. Hopkins

1978
Memento Mori 6.3

Memento Mori

as Jean Taylor

1992
The Black Sheep of Whitehall 8.2

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

as Joyce

1942
The Long Memory 6.7

The Long Memory

as Mrs Pewsey

1953
Once a Jolly Swagman 5.8

Once a Jolly Swagman

as Ma Fox

1949
Term of Trial 6.1

Term of Trial

as Mrs. Taylor

1962
Portrait from Life 6.3

Portrait from Life

as Mrs. Skinner

1948
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres

Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres

as Edie Pegden

1987
The Weaker Sex 6.7

The Weaker Sex

as Mrs. Gaye

1948
These Dangerous Years 7.3

These Dangerous Years

as Mrs. Ada Larkin

1957
Tiger by the Tail 6.3

Tiger by the Tail

as Mary

1955
Some Will, Some Won't 5.2

Some Will, Some Won't

as Agnes Russell

1970
Simon and Laura 5.9

Simon and Laura

as Jessie

1955
The Crowded Day 5.8

The Crowded Day

as Customer

1954
The Next of Kin 5.0

The Next of Kin

as ATS drover with puncture

1942
Two Thousand Women 6.9

Two Thousand Women

as Mrs. Burtshaw

1944
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike 4.9

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

as Mrs. Bates

1949
Blonde Bait 5.8

Blonde Bait

as 'Granny' Ramsey

1956
Intensive Care 9.0

Intensive Care

as Aunty Kitty

1982
Julie and the Cadillacs 8.0

Julie and the Cadillacs

as Julie's grandmother

1999
Maytime in Mayfair 6.5

Maytime in Mayfair

as Janet

1949
Bitter Harvest 6.2

Bitter Harvest

as Mrs. Jessup (uncredited)

1963
Sailor Beware 7.5

Sailor Beware

as Mrs Lack

1956
Street Corner 5.5

Street Corner

as Mrs. Perkins

1953
The Fox Trot 9.0

The Fox Trot

as Gwen

1971
The Cure for Love 7.0

The Cure for Love

as Mrs. Dorbell

1949
The Courtneys of Curzon Street 5.3

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

as Maud

1947
The Blind Goddess 5.8

The Blind Goddess

as Derek's Charwoman

1948
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

as Nurse

1967
Background 7.0

Background

as Mrs. Humphries

1953
The Mayor's Charity 9.0

The Mayor's Charity

as Olive Major

1977
A Day to Remember 7.4

A Day to Remember

as Mrs. Trott

1953
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

as Blanche Hoskins

1966
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

as Old Betsy

1990
Turn the Key Softly 6.3

Turn the Key Softly

as Mrs. Rowan, landlady

1953
The Foreman Went to France 6.6

The Foreman Went to France

as Barmaid

1942
The Magnet 6.4

The Magnet

as Nanny's friend

1950
Boys in Brown 6.2

Boys in Brown

as Mrs. Knowles

1949
Women Without Men 7.5

Women Without Men

as Gran' Rafferty

1956
Personal Affair 6.2

Personal Affair

as Mrs. Usher

1953
The Galloping Major 6.1

The Galloping Major

as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)

1951
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride

Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride

as Edie Pegden

1986
Talking Heads 5.0

Talking Heads

1988
Lost for Words 6.5

Lost for Words

as Annie Longden

1999
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

as Mrs Beevers

1979
The Big Blockade 6.7

The Big Blockade

as German barmaid (uncredited)

1942
Pat and Margaret 7.7

Pat and Margaret

as Jim's Mother

1994
Don't Blame the Stork 9.0

Don't Blame the Stork

as Agnes O'Connor

1954
Fools Rush In 6.7

Fools Rush In

as Mrs. Coot

1949
Home and Away 7.0

Home and Away

as Margie Groves

1956
The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester

as Mrs. Speck

1989
The Good Companions 7.0

The Good Companions

as Mrs Oakroyd

1957
Once a Sinner 7.1

Once a Sinner

as Mrs. James

1950
The Villa Maroc

The Villa Maroc

as Doris

1972
Now and Forever 7.0

Now and Forever

as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)

1956
The Frightened Man 6.5

The Frightened Man

as Vera

1952
Talking Heads 2 8.5

Talking Heads 2

1998
Over the Odds 10.0

Over the Odds

as Mrs Carter

1961
Go to Blazes 9.0

Go to Blazes

as Elsie

1942
Say Something Happened

Say Something Happened

as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

1982
A Clean Sweep

A Clean Sweep

as Vera Watson

1958
Emma and Grandpa 7.0

Emma and Grandpa

as Narrator (voice)

1983

TV Shows 41

Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Hannah Stockdale

1992
The South Bank Show 5.6

The South Bank Show

1978
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Olive Major

1970
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Doris

1970
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Aunt KItty

1970
Last of the Summer Wine 7.2

Last of the Summer Wine

as Edie

1973
Z-Cars 7.3

Z-Cars

1962
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Clare Soppitt

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Nurse

1965
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Blanche Hoskins

1964
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Jean Taylor

1985
Parkinson

Parkinson

as Self

1998
The Adventures of Robin Hood 6.4

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Ada

1955
All Creatures Great and Small 7.8

All Creatures Great and Small

as Mrs. Clarke

1978
Blankety Blank 5.2

Blankety Blank

1979
Dixon of Dock Green 6.0

Dixon of Dock Green

as Alice Leggett

1955
The BAFTA Awards 10.0

The BAFTA Awards

as Self - Winner

1949
Screen One 7.2

Screen One

as Deric's Mother

1989
Screen One 7.2

Screen One

as Jim's Mother

1989
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as Mrs. Hope

1961
dinnerladies 7.5

dinnerladies

as Enid

1998
The Queen's Nose 7.2

The Queen's Nose

as Postmistress

1995
Festival 8.0

Festival

as Mrs. Baines

1963
In Loving Memory 6.8

In Loving Memory

as Ivy Unsworth

1969
The First Lady 10.0

The First Lady

as Sarah Danby

1968
Perfect Scoundrels 6.0

Perfect Scoundrels

as Martha

1990
Tell Me Another 8.0

Tell Me Another

as Herself

1976
ITV Christmas Comedy

ITV Christmas Comedy

1983
Thomas & Sarah 6.0

Thomas & Sarah

as Mrs Entwistle

1979
Hallelujah! 6.2

Hallelujah!

as Captain Emily Ridley

1981
Talking Heads 6.7

Talking Heads

as Doris

1988
Talking Heads 6.7

Talking Heads

as Violet

1988
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Momma Brodsky

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Miss Ogilvie

1956
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

2000
Objects of Affection 8.0

Objects of Affection

as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

1982
Stage 2

Stage 2

as Mrs. Hardcastle

1971
Goggle Eyes 8.0

Goggle Eyes

as Mrs Harrington

1993
Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

as Mabel Brassington

1980
Meet the Wife 6.5

Meet the Wife

1963
Esther

Esther

as Self

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